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Erica P-G · Post by **Erica P-G** » Thu May 21, 2015 10:31 am

Thanks Terry, I don't know why I didn't think about cooking my rice in my steamer with coconut milk...that would taste really good! I have been cooking with a good brand of olive oil, but I have lots of coconut cooking oil too, so will keep alternating them.

I am going to try my hand at bone broth this weekend, have never made it before, it sounds super simple to make too. Which ingredients would be best to stick with right now, it sounds like you can make broth with many things. I was thinking about using either a chicken or turkey bones,(I'll buy a whole poultry then I'll have meat for a couple days) can't use beef right now, and putting in celery and carrots for a little flavor with a hint of black pepper an salt or maybe just salt. I will probably need to freeze some of it, I imagine it makes quite a bit. What works best to contain this in the freezer?

I have gone just over 12 hours without having a BM...not sure if that is good or bad at this point. I've been eating at least 3 good meals during the day, maybe my gut is having a good day

Maybe I have found my three safe foods

So far I am not going to take any meds...just gonna tough it out. Might not get to go anywhere this Summer but that is the breaks with this issue. I told my husband, watch out one of these days I'm gonna be a popcorn fart again!

I hope you are doing much better this Spring Terry, there are times I can't believe just how self healing people have to be with this stuff, I would never had known what I should be doing at this point if I wasn't apart of this wonderful community of MCer's.

Cheers
Erica

T · Post by T » Thu May 21, 2015 10:50 am

Erica
Your welcome
Im much better now but still have A lot of healing to do now.
I saved my earth balance butter containers perfect size when I was feeling terrible I would take one out of the freezer and thaw it in the
micro.Pepper? Poultry seasoning would even make me sick so I only use salt.

Terry

Gabes-Apg · Post by **Gabes-Apg** » Thu May 21, 2015 2:01 pm

Erica, I puchased containers just for freezing bone broth. 400-700mls is a good size for 1-2 days worth.

I would be cautious of pepper just now.
I also make mine just on meat bones and salt. No vegetables. That way I can use it for anything cooking wise. You can add things when using it for soups and stews.
The other reason I don't use vegetables in the bone broth, is that I react to soy, and many vegetables are sprayed with soy oil (even organic vegetables). And this is not declared in the shops.
Lamb shanks make great broth..

I have 'made friends' with an organic farmer at some farmers markets.... They are now keeping any poultry carcasses and the feet for me and giving them to me free of charge to make my bone broth.

Erica P-G · Post by **Erica P-G** » Thu May 21, 2015 2:30 pm

Thanks Gabes,

I may have to grow my own carrots and a couple other veges this year

So the bone broth sounds like it is a basic foundation to other recipes. I may have to have the flu to tolerate just drinking bone broth, if it doesn't have some flavor I may not respond well to it. Well that puts a spin on ideas revolving around that.

You stay buddied up to that farmer, it sounds like a great match for you! I've raised beef in the past, and have lots of room for a garden, I just don't seem to have the prettiest garden while working full time though so it seems to shrink every year, but it looks like if I am going to need to watch what veges I'm eating so I best get to planting regardless of how it looks!

Hugs
Erica

Gabes-Apg · Post by **Gabes-Apg** » Thu May 21, 2015 3:46 pm

Our tastebuds (and minds) adjust to revised eating plan....

Knowing and believing that you are having something healing and nurturing can outway the mental expectation for taste /variety per say... It's all part of the journey...

Yes, big batch of bland bone broth can then be the basis of many meals. Make it, take some out to freeze and then add some veges to small portion let it simmer to make drinking version.
Or make two batches at same time. One with some vege for drinking. The other plain for use in other cooking...

If you have the time to plant your own, go for it. Otherwise slight mods to how we prepare and cook veges can protect us... I have tried many times to grow carrots but don't have the right soil.

Post by **tex** » Thu May 21, 2015 4:32 pm

Gabes,

"big batch of bland bone broth" is almost a tongue-twister.

But I agree that it's a healing tongue-twister.

Tex

Gabes-Apg · Post by **Gabes-Apg** » Thu May 21, 2015 4:44 pm

Mmmm
bill brothed big batch of baked bone broth, basking with brother because brothing was healing...

Best I can do with bronchitis fatigue....

Post by **tex** » Thu May 21, 2015 5:27 pm

Gabes,

I hope you're almost past all that viral stuff and it won't come around any more this winter.

Tex

Erica P-G · Post by **Erica P-G** » Mon May 25, 2015 8:52 pm

I did it, I made bone broth an I have to admit it tastes just fine! I put half in freezer containers an added a little carrot an celery an chicken to the other an it tastes better than any soup you can get at a store

I was feeling good about all the changes an then some awful body aches took over this last weekend darn, two steps forward one step back.

T · Post by T » Tue May 26, 2015 9:09 am

Great news.
That's one step forward and it also makes A great gravy.
I also agree with home made soups tasting so much better.

Terry

Erica P-G · Post by **Erica P-G** » Mon Jun 01, 2015 2:17 pm

Noticing small changes now, like getting better sleep (I've been spraying mag oil on my legs at night for the last 3 days). The BM's are around a 6, doesn't seem like much, but after having 7's for so long this is a good sign for me.

Only symptom that I'm not used to and it has been happening for a week now, is an anxious kind of feeling where it disrupts how I take breaths sometimes, like I will hold my breath, blink my eyes and release the breath. Am I just going thru a withdrawal stage or is my body nervous? I notice it the most when I am concentrating on something like hand washing the dishes, or focusing on a work project super closely. Why can't I just relax! I get good nights sleep and everything. The only way for me to refocus on basic bodily actions is to close my eyes and just focus on my breathing alone. I used to be able to handle so much more in the way of stress, this almost concerns me.

Sending my Enterolab off tomorrow morning...3 weeks

cheers
Erica

Post by **tex** » Mon Jun 01, 2015 8:40 pm

Erica,

I had that symptom (and other anxiety symptoms) when I was short on magnesium (anxiety is a known symptom of magnesium deficiency). Maybe you need more magnesium while you are on a diet that excludes most of the major sources of magnesium (dark green vegetables). Most exclusion diets are low on magnesium, and that means that as time passes, we tend to use up our magnesium reserves (if we had any).

Tex

Erica P-G · Post by **Erica P-G** » Tue Jun 02, 2015 11:27 am

Oh Boy Tex, then I must have had an intuition because I just rec'd my Mag Oil in the mail last Friday and have just started using it, I had tried to soak my feet in Epsom nightly before bed the last few days before it arrived, but then I had just gotten over that flu thing that hit me.

Why does the mag oil when first sprayed on feel kinda prickly? It goes away after a little while, but my that feels weird. I can't seem to spray as much as I probably need on right at this moment, so I took a Mag Chelate a little over 200 mg worth along with my few sprays on my arms before work this morning, I know that isn't enough to get my body where it needs to be but I hope it starts to help pretty soon as I increase it daily. I can say it sure has helped me sleep all night long though

Thanks again, I'm trying to do every thing right at the moment, daily patience and focus is the name of the game.
Hugs
Erica

Erica P-G · Post by **Erica P-G** » Mon Jun 08, 2015 2:43 pm

What does one do when they feel like they are stuck in a rut? When you don't feel like you are getting any better or any worse? I am starting to think that maybe the cold I came down with early May has transitioned into something bacterial/virus like, I don't have a fever but my tonsils are sore and my snot is green as can be first thing in the morning but turns clear by mid morning. Can viruses put a hold on healing?

Also, what does one do when they are soooo tired of following such a BLAND diet. I feel like I am losing the battle in my mind knowing I am going to be eating the same thing (turkey, rice or potato) when I am hungry again (which seems to be every 3 hours by my stomach clock). An upside to this comment is that I am enjoying my Cornish Hen bone broth that I turned into soup with celery and carrot with a touch of white rice in it. I make enough to last two weeks, eating it once a day. I have eliminated so much right now but not sure I am seeing the results I read on this forum. I guess having fairly predictable BM's morning and night has been a good change for the last month.

The magnesium Life-Flo spray morning and the Epsom foot soak nightly plus getting outside for extra Vit D have been helping with the anxiety and weird breathing problems.

What is the next thing that I get to look forward to, because I feel like I'm stuck in putty at the moment. The BM's have wavered from 6's to a couple 7's, but I am blaming this sinus thing I think on that.
So frustrating....
Erica

Post by **tex** » Mon Jun 08, 2015 8:52 pm

Hi Erica,

It sounds as though you might have a sinus infection. Many members here have good results by using a Neti Pot for clearing the sinuses and keeping them clear. It's best used at the first signs of a problem of course, rather than after the fact, but it might still be helpful.

We have to be creative when we have a very limited diet. For example, my primary meat is pork. I eat it in the form of bacon, pan sausage, regular sausage, ribs, steak, etc. I grill it or fry it usually, but of course it could also be baked. During cooler weather I make chili or stew from it. The way you prepare foods can change the taste and texture significantly, and of course different cuts lend themselves to different preparation methods sometimes. Be creative. It's part of the fun of recovering from MC.

If you have a sinus infection that could definitely interfere with your MC recovery, and/or cause your symptoms to deteriorate. Maybe you need additional vitamin D.

Tex